Jason_Williams Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 Quote 283 Hello Everyone! This week we are showing a Dev. Diary a little early because we have some vacation and Covid-related holiday time that interferes with our normal routine. So, before we take a little time off, here are some quick shots of the German Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38 in the actual game engine. As you can see the textures are not anywhere near ready, but it is starting to become functional including some of the damage model and the gunsights. Once again, our partners at DigitalForms have done a terrific job on the model. In the images below you can see how a machine gun from a Soviet armored car shot up my engine and ended my mission. The sights on this German gun are quite different from the Soviet 72-K and maybe it’s a bit more user friendly? You’ll have to be the judge when you try it, but it sure is fun trying to knock down planes with either gun! Full text is HERE. Jason 7 9 4
Jade_Monkey Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Droptanks!!!!!!!!! Very exciting and unexpected update. 2 7
J2_Seya Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Really cool stuff. Next we need the ability to drop fighting tanks from the cargo aircraft. 1
Cybermat47 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Drop tanks will be so good for Bodenplatte! IIRC many of the German aircraft had to use drop tanks to have enough fuel to get to their targets and do a decent amount of strafing. That German flak gun sight, meanwhile... hopefully someone will be able to go explain to me how it works 2 1
Elem Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Enjoy that long overdue break Jason and all the teams working on the project. You have all earned it in spades! 1 1
Missionbug Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Thank you very much for the news, really appreciated, enjoy the holidays guys. Take care and be safe. Wishing you all the very best, Pete.
BMA_FlyingShark Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Again, great stuff on the way. Have a nice day.
rowdyb00t Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Awesome @Jason_Williams Great news! Enjoy the time off!
Props Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Most excellent! Drop tanks! Can't wait for the P-51 B/C as with a Malcolm Hood it is one of my favorite planes based on looks alone (though I will probably still prefer the Spit IX in a dogfight;-).
MasterBaiter Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Droptanks will sure be usefull to cross the Channel! Good job! Edited June 9, 2021 by JG300_Winterz
Diggun Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Droptanks are very exciting! I do hope we'll see slipper tanks on the Spit's; the Vb certainly has the hooks for swinging it clear already in place... 1
LLv24_SukkaVR Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 What is the ammo capacity of the Sd.Kfz. 10/5 Flak 38?
RedKestrel Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Man I feel like I am not keeping up with the content in this sim. I've only taken the Spit XIV up for a few sorties and only spent maybe a couple hours in the Tiffy, and we might have new stuff soon. Have a good holiday, devs, I will try and get a handle on all the stuff you've put out before the next update, lol!
Blitzen Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Late Summer for the razorback Mustang...That seems to be a long time to wait, but with all the other "toys " in GB I guess I can muddle through... 1
CountZero Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 So asking for a frend ? Will he be able to take 20% fuel and droptank like it worked in good old Il-2 , or will he have to have 100% fule to be able to take droptank option ?
PatrickAWlson Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Blitzen said: Late Summer for the razorback Mustang...That seems to be a long time to wait, but with all the other "toys " in GB I guess I can muddle through... So we have half the plane set now: P47, Spitfire, Fw190, Me109 and Typhoon. P51 and Ju88c are the last of the derivatives. After that we get the all new ones: Me410, Mosquito, and Arado. We have seen some work on all of them so the assembly line is moving. Can't wait for the map. 2 3
Lord_Strange Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Enjoy some well-earned holiday and thank you to the whole team for continuously improving this sim.
DN308 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Nice as always! I hope, though, that the 365th FG is not forgotten for the BoN squadrons... Hell Hawks was a great part of this campaign since 1943...
DBFlyguy Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Awesome to hear the Mustang is next for BON and progress on the drop tanks! On a side note, evidently the US is way behind on holidays compared to Russia... I need to write my congressman ? Edited June 9, 2021 by DBFlyguy
itsbillyfrazier Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Great news, well done. Enjoy a well deserved holiday Devs/Jason.
ww2fighter20 Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 Any chance the Sd.Kfz.10/5 will have the extra armor plates as modification as shown in these 2 pictures? 2
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